James Parm and the beautiful and dark melancholia of "Doing Time"

 

"You’re in the watchtower at the back of my mind, And I’m stuck doing time"

Grasp onto the plucking guitar string of James Parm's sadly effervescent "Doing Time" and hold on for dear life. The waltzing cadence within Parm's vocal aesthetic offsets his inner turmoil and seemingly imploding psyche. The song constructed with an angst driven feeling of slowly ramping up emotional mayhem is artfully dramatic and when strings and a sort of deconstructed sax solo intertwine it feels like a pivotal moment between a mental breakdown and the realization that everything is going to be ok, not perfect but ok. Parm paints his lyrics darkly:

"Feeling so tired but I can’t seem to sleep,
Life on repeat
But sucking out poison is part of the charm
With you in my arms"

It is as if the narrative is surreal in spots and literal at other times, and whether they are or not can sway the consequences acerbically or deathly, like a Salvador Dali painted by Van Gogh. Either way, James Parm's melancholia is beautiful.

Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you

Montreal based James Parm's "Doing Time" is from his latest full length "The Art Of Waiting".

-Robb Donker Curtius

James Parm · Doing Time

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Montreal based downer pop rock songwriter with a penchant for intense lush soundscapes and experimentation.


James Parm is a Montreal based indie/alternative artist specializing in elaborate soundscapes and introspective, contemplative lyrics. His music mixes the familiar with something entirely not, blending a wide range of styles into something new yet relatable. James’ most recent work “The Art of Waiting” explores our relationship to time, the past, the future, our regrets and aspirations, and our resistance to what is, all while supplying a musical exploration that takes you from the close and intimate to the far and obscure parts of himself.

James Parm, indie rock, folk indie, experimental pop, "Doing Time", Montreal based, New Album "The Art Of Waiting"